The BUDDHIST JOURNEY of American Zen

BROCHURE page 3

Are you still in elementary school? If you are over 13 years of age, we hope not.

Are you still in jr.
high school? If you are over 16 years of age, we hope not.

Are you still
in high school? If you are over 18 years of age, we hope not.

The point is,
modern society has expectations of your mental and physical development.
You are not allowed to pee in your pants after the age of 5. You are
expected to learn many skills and responsibilities.

All religions
expect a certain amount of mental and spiritual development. They
teach not to lie or steal or kill or have sex with animals...They
have more in common than they are willing to admit.

Maybe most religions
don't have 8 levels of development they expect you to master. Most have very few expectations of your mental and psychological development.

Religions tend to ignore you, as long as you show up.

Buddhism is
the opposite. Buddhism doesn't expect you to show up anywhere, but
it does expect you to improve yourself.